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Fire performance of protected floor/ceiling assemblies and impact on tenability

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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ConferenceSuppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications: A Technical Working Conference SUPDET 2011: 22 March 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA
Subjectfull scale fire tests; life safety; Fire; Floors; Walls
Abstract
After a previous study of unprotected floor/ceiling assemblies under basement fire scenarios, a further experimental program was undertaken to investigate the performance of protected floor/ceiling assemblies and the tenability conditions in a test facility representing a two-storey detached single-family house.A series of full-scale fire experiments were conducted using four types of floor systems (wood I joist, steel C-joist, metal web wood truss and solid wood joist assemblies), which were selected from the assemblies that had been tested in the previous study. The test floor assemblies were protected on the basement side (the fire exposure side) by a regular gypsum board ceiling, residential sprinklers or a suspended ceiling.
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  • Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications: A Technical Working Conference SUPDET 2011: 22 March 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA [Proceedings] (22 March 2011): 1–4.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 54007
NRC-IRC-21592
NPARC number20374385
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